Using Verified ID with Entra External ID (EEID)

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The docs are here. The repo is here.

You can find my previous VI posts here.

You’ll find the VI tab in the EEID portal here:

For the quick start, you need a custom domain.

Note: Without a registered custom domain, there isn’t a supported Verified ID setup path for an external tenant.

Click the “Get started” button in the VI tab to complete setup in less than a minute.

The overview page shows:

Click “Try it now”.

You’ll be redirected to your “myaccount” page, and on that page, you will see:

Clicking that will show:

Click “Get ID”.

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You’ll see:

On your mobile (assuming you already have Microsoft Authenticator), open the Authenticator app and tap “Verified IDs” in the bottom-right corner.

Click the “Scan QR” icon and scan the above QR code.

Then add the VI.

You will now see a “Verified Employee” VI in the list.

Back on the EEID VI overview page, click “Try it now” under “Use your new credential”.

You will see:

Click “Access discounts”. You see:

Click “Verify my Employee Credential”.

If you have multiple, select one.

Scan the QR code in the “Verified IDs” section as above.

Then you will see:

and your discount is applied.

Quick and neat!

All good!